Grootvlei Dam on S105, just off S50 south of Shingwedzi. If you have a vehicle with good ground clearance, you can drive on the dam wall to the other side and back again. Tracks quite clear here with no no-entry sign. We were sitting on the dam wall watching a pair of Fish Eagles and a lone Saddlebilled Stork when a Martial Eagle swooped low over our car (cast quite a shadow through the sunroof!) and crashed into the bushes just below us. Didn't see what it was after but it flew back to a tree on our left shortly after.

Yes, the photo is taken from the dam wall . I had read somewhere on the forum that it was OK to drive across it, so I did. Otherwise, as Mikev points out, the view from the parking area is to the west, whereas this view is SE. The access onto the dam wall in a small car is a bit tricky, so not recommended if you are a nervous driver, but the view of the dam from the wall is great and there is a small turnaround area at the far end.

Nice photo’s of the ellie’s Elsa. I always have to at the way they hold one leg slightly raised in the air when they drink water. It looks like a perfect spot for an early morning flask with hot coffee and rusks W@H .

“Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.”

granjan wrote:This was taken after driving along the dam wall in April. I must confess I did wonder how well I would reverse if I met an ellie on the wall.

It did concern me a bit as well but fortunately the ellies stayed put in the water and none others decided to take a short cut across the wall! I did see where someone had posted a pic of very little water in the dam, it was quite a contrast.